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ran out
verb as in fail, be exhausted
Example Sentences
At 10am, red lights flashed up on a map of Britain as prepayment meters ran out of money, and the firm extended “friendly credit” to avoid a middle-of-the-night cut off.
"She said he was hitting her and she escaped. She ran out on the streets, he chased after her and hit her there as well," Ms Dabas said.
After 15 straight wins the defending Super Bowl champions were outplayed in Buffalo as the Bills deservedly ran out 30-21 winners.
The bill was introduced after a similar measure by the previous government ran out of time to be made law before the general election.
Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo also missed three field goals but had no shot at redemption as Kirk Cousins ran out of time on a frantic final drive when trying to get into kicking range.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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